Hanger



Dec. 24, 1940. s M KASS 2,226,168

HANGER Filed Aug. 9, 1959 Patented Dec. 24, 1940 UNITED STATES PATN'I"y FFICE 2,226,165 HANGER `nti'nucl M. Kass, Philadelphia, Pa. Application August 9, 193e, serial N0. 239,212

3 Claims.

My present invention relates to a new a/rticle of commerce, a hardware novelty comprising a bracket or hanger for convenient attachment selectively either to a` wall or to a ceiling.

A purpose-of the invention is to provide a bracket of the character indica-ted selectively for two-nail or twofscrew fastening to the ceiling or one-nail or one-screw fastening to a wall,

A further purpose is to form. a bracket or hanger of the character indicated with a double hookcontour, to present itsone face (that of its inward and oppositely directed hooks) to aceiling or its other face (with the hooks outward) to a wall according as it is applied to a ceiling or to a wall.

A further purpose is t'o perforate spaced portions of a double hook bracket to receive outwardly toeing screws or nails if or when the bracket is to be applied as an eye to a ceiling or a downwardly toeing screw or nail if or when it is to be applied asa hook to a wall.

A further purpose is to oppositely recess the bracket at the middle thereof to accommodateit better to use asa ceiling eye.

Further purposes will appear in the specifica# tion and in the'claims.

I have elected to illustrate two only, of the different forms of my invention, but have selected forms` thereof that are practical and enicient in operation and which illustrate particularly well the principles` involved.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a ceiling and showing a desirable embodiment of my device to the ceiling, as a ceiling-eye,

Figure 2 is a bottom planof Figurel.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the bracket of Figures 1 and 2. p

Figure 4 is a vertical section through a wall and showing my device in the form of the bracket structure of Figures 1 and 2 and in use as a wall bracket.

Figure 5 ist a perspective view similar to Figure 3 but showing a somewhat different form.

Like numerals refer to like parts in all figures.

Describing in illustration and not'l in limitation and referring to the drawing:

The illustrated embodiment of my invention is intended to comprise a useful and novel piece of hardware, easily manufactured, for use interchangeably as a wall-hook or as a ceiling-eye, in the one case to be supported by a single nail or screw toeing downwardly through outwardly spaced portions of the upper end of the bracket into the wall and in the other case supported by two nails or two screws toeing longitudinally of the bracket outwardly through downward spaced'i end portions of the bracket into the ceiling.

My bracket proper, as'illustrated, comprises a metal strip I0 having preferably similar return bends II and II fromthe ends of aninterme- ,5 diate body I2, and with longitudinally offset perforations I3 and I4 towardeach yend of the bracket, respectively through the intermediate body I2 toward one end thereof andthe adjacent return bend II or II and with the perforations 1()y I4 offset longitudinally of the bracket outwardly from the perforations I3. Y

When the bracket is tobe used as an eye bracket, for example, as a ceiling-eye, it is placed with its hook side against the Wall or ceiling I5 l5 and fastened bytwo nails vor two screws Iii each of which is positioned by the perforations I3 and y I4 located toward one end of the bracket.

When the bracket is used as an eye-bracket the supporting nails or screws IS toe away from one another into the wall o-r ceiling I5, thereby providing a more strong support and lessening the danger of fastening nails or screws splitting the supporting structure.

Preferably the bracket is contracted at the middle, at Il, to better accommodate any usual suspension element intended to be indicated conventionally at I8. As illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 this contraction a-tfthe middle of the bracket has been provided by cppositely recessing the intermediate body at I'I.

When the bracket is used as a hook bracket, for example, as a wall hook, it is placed with its intermediate body against the ceiling or wall and its hook side away from the ceiling or wall I9 35 to support any usual or suitable suspension element intended to be indicated conventionally at I8; the hook bracket being fastened to the wall by preferably a single nail or screw I6' positioned by the perforations I3 and I4 toward the upper end of the bracket and with the nail or screw IG -toeing downwardly alongthe bracket length.

In Figures l to 4 the bent ends II and II eX- tend inwardly beyond the perforations I4 but as 45 illustrated in Figure 5 this is not essential and I may optionally use shorter return bends I I2 with merely end notches or recesses i4 to pass and laterally engage the supporting nail or screw or nails or screws I6.

The structure of Figure 5 is also easy and inexpensive to manufacture, optionally being made from perforate blanks cut successively from commercial perforate strip material-by cutting the perforate strip across the middle of every fourth perforation-as along the lines 20-20 of Figure 5. The blanks are then formed with return bend ends, as in Figure 5 and finished in any suitable or desired manner, for example, optionally by merely tumbling.

The application of the bracket of Figure 5 may be exactly as already described whether it is applied as an eye bracket or as a hook bracket.

In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of my invention Without copying the structure shown, and I, therefore, claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bracket for attachment selectively to a wall or to a ceiling presenting to the Wall or ceiling respectively reversed sides of the bracket and comprising a body portion and reversely turned ends extending generally toward each other and spaced from the body portion, the Ibody portion near the middle thereof being laterally-oppositely recessed and near each end and each of the reversely turned portions being provided with guiding walls for a fastening device and the guiding walls toward opposite ends of the body portion being nearer together than the guiding walls in the reversely turned ends whereby straight fastenings presented inwardly between and engaging the guiding Walls .of the body and the guiding walls of the ends will diverge from the body portion toward the ends and converge from the ends toward the body portion.

2. A bracket for attachment selectively to a wall or to a ceiling presenting to the wall or ceiling respectively reversed sides of the bracket and comprising a body portion and reversely turned ends extending generally toward each other and spaced from the body portion, the body portion near each end and each of the reversely turned portions being provided with guiding walls for a fastening device and the guiding walls of each reversely turned portion forming an end recess and the guiding walls toward opposite ends of the body portion being nearer together than the guiding walls in the reversely turned ends whereby straight fastenings presented inwardly between and engaging the guiding walls of the body and the guiding walls of the ends will diverge from the body portion toward the ends and converge from the ends toward the body portion.

3. A bracket for attachment selectively to a wall or to a ceiling presenting to the wall or ceiling respectively reversed sides of the bracket and comprising a body portion and reversely turned ends extending generally toward each other and spaced from the body portion, the body portion near each end and each of the reversely turned portions being provided with guiding walls for a fastening device and the guiding walls toward opposite ends of the body portion being nearer together than the guiding Walls in the reversely turned ends whereby straight fastenings presented inwardly between and engaging the guiding walls of the body and the guiding walls of the ends will diverge from the body portion toward the ends and converge from the ends toward the body portion.

SAMUEL M. KASS. 

